| Paul Stewart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1953-03-21)March 21, 1953 (age 72) Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Edmonton Oilers Cincinnati Stingers Quebec Nordiques | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| WHA draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1983 | ||
Paul Stewart (born March 21, 1953) is an American former professionalice hockey player andreferee. Inducted in theUnited States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018, he is the grandson ofBill Stewart. He played 65 games in theWorld Hockey Association (WHA) between 1976 and 1979, and 21 games in theNational Hockey League (NHL) during the1979–80 season. He later worked as a referee in the NHL from 1986 until 2003
Stewart played in both theWorld Hockey Association and theNational Hockey League. He played withMark Messier for theCincinnati Stingers.[1] His last season of top-level professional hockey was1979–80 with theQuebec Nordiques.
After his playing days ended, he had a lengthy career as an NHL referee, beginning in 1986.[2] He officiated 1,010 regular season games (includingGuy Lafleur's final NHL game[3]), 49 playoff games, the1987 Canada Cup, the1991 Canada Cup and two All-Star games. He never wore ahelmet during his officiating career. From the1994–95 NHL season until his retirement in 2003, he wore uniform number 22.
Stewart is men's and women's league director of officiating forECAC Hockey,[4] and in 2012, also took on duties as a judicial and discipline consultant to theKontinental Hockey League.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | University of Pennsylvania | ECAC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 46 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 60 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 232 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Cape Cod Freedoms | NEHL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Cape Cod Buccaneers | ACHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Mohawk Valley Stars | ACHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| WHA totals | 65 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||